[DeTomaso] POCA Membership Dues Analysis

Effie Richards erichards at zogob.sdcoxmail.com
Sun May 29 20:08:21 EDT 2016


Well said Marshall! Many Kudos to Jack DeRyke from me too! We love your work!

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> On May 29, 2016, at 4:05 PM, marshallgsmith <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>   Now wait a minute Dick, what you write here is WAY too level-headed for
>   this forum!
> 
>   Who is this really??
> 
>   All joking aside, I obtain multiple bids for every one of a 'number' of
>   projects that I need to conduct every year. If I found a company that
>   could save me $8,000 a year on a particular project, I would have felt
>   like I won the lottery!
> 
>   Sure, every once in a while the new company who submitted the lowest
>   bid does not do as good of a job of the old one but when that happens,
>   I go back to the next bid which sometimes was the same company I used
>   previously and all is back to normal.
> 
>   $8,000 a year is an awful lot of money just to stay with the company
>   that you have and had comfort with.
> 
>   The statement of adding color to the newsletter would of course cost a
>   bit more money but when you consider that we would be saving $8,000 off
>   the top, we have a touch more money to play with and the savings would
>   still be very sizable.
> 
>   Plus, if any car club newsletter in this country is worthy of several
>   color pages, it absolutely would be Jack DeRyke's!! This club is and
>   will be indebted to you forever Jack! Thanks for the wonderful work you
>   do to keep our colorful jalopies on the road!!
> 
>   Marshall
> 
>   Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
> 
>   -------- Original message --------
>   From: Dick Koch <redcatman74 at gmail.com>
>   Date: 05/29/2016 9:57 AM (GMT-08:00)
>   To: Ed Mendez <edducati at mac.com>
>   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] POCA Membership Dues Analysis
>   Ed, thanks for the clarification of the misinformation and
>   non-productive
>   comments that have been made in recent weeks, many very personal and
>   vindictive, and quite frankly detrimental to the club.
>   It is good to have different points of view on club business. But to
>   present one's point of view in a negative and personal  manner, does
>   nothing but diminish that person's potentially valued point, and their
>   persona in the eyes of others.
>   From some of the comments made, it appears obvious to me that many of
>   the
>   detractors do not have much experience in running a business. And make
>   no
>   mistake POCA is a business, albeit a non-profit one. To thrive, this
>   club
>   must not stand on it's laurels, but continue to enhance it's value add
>   to
>   it's customers.
>   As far as looking at the printer used for the production of the
>   newsletter,
>   for the board to not look for less expensive options, as with any other
>   expense, with better offerings, is irresponsible.
>   I can only wonder what is going on behind the scenes that would have
>   folks
>   want to stay with a service provider that is noncompetitive and
>   provides
>   less for much more money.  We have enough cronyism in our government.
>   Hopefully that is not the case here, and there has been a reason for
>   keeping a more expensive service that provides less.
>   I won't bother to comment on the absurdity of continuing to mail the
>   newsletter, that can be printed by anyone  that is not to lazy to take
>   3
>   minutes to print it, since that may be construed as negative.
>   As regards to a point Ed stated, the club is not run by one person.
>   Each
>   person on the board has a say, with a majority required to decide on
>   every
>   issue. Pointing ones frustration at one person is just that, pointless.
>   Items approved by the board, were "sold" to the board by a member of
>   the
>   board to the other members of the board, showing how approving that
>   item
>   would benefit the club member's experience, with the underlying
>   financial
>   implications outlined that would strengthen the clubs long term
>   financial
>   health.
>   Constructive criticism is just that: criticism presented in a
>   constructive
>   manner, with negative comments of a personal nature irrelevant and
>   therefore non-constructive.
>   I for one think the new POCA board is doing a fantastic job, and to
>   think
>   they are doing their job for free. What a deal...
>   By the way, if someone feels they want to get personal with their
>   comments,
>   take it out on me.  I deserve it for letting 6831 sit idle with a blown
>   header gasket for years.
>   Peace, fellow "cat" owners.
>   Dick Koch - Atlanta
>   Still one of the few remaining original Pantera owners still lucky
>   enough
>   to be on the sunny side of the grass.
>>   On May 29, 2016 2:12 AM, "Ed Mendez" <edducati at mac.com> wrote:
>> See below.
>> 
>>> On 28/05/2016, at 11:53, Rod Kunishige <rkunishige at hotmail.com>
>   wrote:
>>> 
>>> It is interesting that this President changed a generous grace
>   period
>>> without notice.
>> 
>> False it's in the bylaws and has been for some time now. Warning at
>   30
>> days, at 60 days the membership expires, check the Fiat club, Ferrari
>   club,
>> Porsche club, they all have similar rules.
>>> 
>>> The so-called "shortfall" is created in part by the $10 increased
>>> rebate to the chapters that was NOT requested in the first place.
>   The
>>> return of this sum places the club at nearly breakeven.  Simply,
>   use
>>> the money to pay for our publication costs.
>> False - check your facts, the rebate was welcome by the majority
>   chapter
>> presidents.
>> 
>>> PROPOSED:  $75 dues less $15 to chapters yields $60 to fund the
>   $62.52
>>> publication estimate per MS.
>> 
>> That is true, and that is why we are trying to get competitive quotes
>   for
>> printing to try and save money. MS found a printer that is $8000 per
>   year
>> cheaper than the one we are currently using.
>>> 
>>> Our $100,000 reserve would easily fund the $2.52 per year.
>   Carrying
>>> 853 members at $2.52 is $2,149.56 per year.  Divide that into
>   100,000
>>> means funding covers 46.5 YEARS.
>> False - check your facts, most non profits have two year reserve in
>   the
>> bank, the Ferrari and Porsche clubs have $1,000,000 each in reserve.
>   You
>> can google there income statements.
>> 
>> 
>>> OPINION:
>>> 
>>> I do recognize that Mr. Shortt controls the Board by a 5 to 4 vote
>   but
>>> there I think that this is a better solution than what MS has
>>> proposed.  Finally, kudos goes to him for at least publishing the
>>> actions he intends to take so we may make positive suggestions for
>> 
>> False, if you look at the meeting minutes of the BOD, most things we
>   have
>> coated on have been either unanimous vote or close to it, in fact
>   there
>> very few times it was 5-4. Again we vote in the best interest of the
>   club
>> 
>> This forum is supposed to be about DeTomaso, hence the name; and
>   should
>> not be used for POCA bashing, it really makes us all look bad. If you
>   have
>> an issue talk with someone about your concern, preferably your
>   chapter
>> president, they are your representative as in any organization. It's
>   very
>> easy to simply pick up the phone instead of using this email list as
>   a
>> podium for your disdain of MS. It's obvious, we get it. Please take
>   it
>> offline.
>> 
>> If you think you can do a better job than volunteer as I did, and
>   many
>> others before me, and run for office.
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> 
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>      Ed, thanks for the clarification of the misinformation and
>      non-productive comments that have been made in recent weeks, many
>   very
>      personal and vindictive, and quite frankly detrimental to the club.
>      It is good to have different points of view on club business. But to
>      present one's point of view in a negative and personalA  manner,
>   does
>      nothing but diminish that person's potentially valued point, and
>   their
>      persona in the eyes of others.
>      From some of the comments made, it appears obvious to me that many
>   of
>      the detractors do not have much experience in running a business.
>   And
>      make no mistake POCA is a business, albeit a non-profit one. To
>   thrive,
>      this club must not stand on it's laurels, but continue to enhance
>   it's
>      value add to it's customers.
>      As far as looking at the printer used for the production of the
>      newsletter, for the board to not look for less expensive options, as
>      with any other expense, with better offerings, is irresponsible.
>      I can only wonder what is going on behind the scenes that would have
>      folks want to stay with a service provider that is noncompetitive
>   and
>      provides less for much more money.A  We have enough cronyism in our
>      government. Hopefully that is not the case here, and there has been
>   a
>      reason for keeping a more expensive service that provides less.
>      I won't bother to comment on the absurdity of continuing to mail the
>      newsletter, that can be printed by anyoneA  that is not to lazy to
>   take
>      3 minutes to print it, since that may be construed as negative.
>      As regards to a point Ed stated, the club is not run by one person.A
>      Each person on the board has a say, with a majority required to
>   decide
>      on every issue. Pointing ones frustration at one person is just
>   that,
>      pointless.
>      Items approved by the board, were "sold" to the board by a member of
>      the board to the other members of the board, showing how approving
>   that
>      item would benefit the club member's experience, with the underlying
>      financial implications outlined that would strengthen the clubs long
>      term financial health.
>      Constructive criticism is just that: criticism presented in a
>      constructive manner, with negative comments of a personal nature
>      irrelevant and therefore non-constructive.
>      I for one think the new POCA board is doing a fantastic job, and to
>      think they are doing their job for free. What a deal...
>      By the way, if someone feels they want to get personal with their
>      comments, take it out on me.A  I deserve it for letting 6831 sit
>   idle
>      with a blown header gasket for years.
>      Peace, fellow "cat" owners.
>      Dick Koch - Atlanta
>      Still one of the few remaining original Pantera owners still lucky
>      enough to be on the sunny side of the grass.
>>      On May 29, 2016 2:12 AM, "Ed Mendez" <[1]edducati at mac.com> wrote:
>>        See below.
>> On 28/05/2016, at 11:53, Rod Kunishige
>   <[2]rkunishige at hotmail.com>
>        wrote:
>> 
>> A  It is interesting that this President changed a generous grace
>        period
>> A  without notice.
>        False it's in the bylaws and has been for some time now. Warning
>   at
>        30 days, at 60 days the membership expires, check the Fiat club,
>        Ferrari club, Porsche club, they all have similar rules.
>> 
>> A  The so-called "shortfall" is created in part by the $10
>        increased
>> A  rebate to the chapters that was NOT requested in the first
>        place.A  The
>> A  return of this sum places the club at nearly breakeven.A
>        Simply, use
>> A  the money to pay for our publication costs.
>        False - check your facts, the rebate was welcome by the majority
>        chapter presidents.
>> A  PROPOSED:A  $75 dues less $15 to chapters yields $60 to fund
>   the
>        $62.52
>> A  publication estimate per MS.
>        That is true, and that is why we are trying to get competitive
>        quotes for printing to try and save money. MS found a printer that
>        is $8000 per year cheaper than the one we are currently using.
>> 
>> A  Our $100,000 reserve would easily fund the $2.52 per year.A
>        Carrying
>> A  853 members at $2.52 is $2,149.56 per year.A  Divide that into
>        100,000
>> A  means funding covers 46.5 YEARS.
>        False - check your facts, most non profits have two year reserve
>   in
>        the bank, the Ferrari and Porsche clubs have $1,000,000 each in
>        reserve. You can google there income statements.
>> A  OPINION:
>> 
>> A  I do recognize that Mr. Shortt controls the Board by a 5 to 4
>        vote but
>> A  there I think that this is a better solution than what MS has
>> A  proposed.A  Finally, kudos goes to him for at least publishing
>        the
>> A  actions he intends to take so we may make positive suggestions
>        for
>        False, if you look at the meeting minutes of the BOD, most things
>   we
>        have coated on have been either unanimous vote or close to it, in
>        fact there very few times it was 5-4. Again we vote in the best
>        interest of the club
>        This forum is supposed to be about DeTomaso, hence the name; and
>        should not be used for POCA bashing, it really makes us all look
>        bad. If you have an issue talk with someone about your concern,
>        preferably your chapter president, they are your representative as
>        in any organization. It's very easy to simply pick up the phone
>        instead of using this email list as a podium for your disdain of
>   MS.
>        It's obvious, we get it. Please take it offline.
>        If you think you can do a better job than volunteer as I did, and
>        many others before me, and run for office.
>        Kind regards
>> A  (Information taken from the Presidents Blog.)
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